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Farmington Central Jr High Sch

Farmington, IL · Farmington Central CUSD 265

Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant

189th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 72% Improving

300 N Lightfoot Rd, Farmington, IL 61531

(309)245-1000NCES ID 170004405737Directory 202324

249
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.9:1
Student / teacher ratio
42%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
19.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Farmington Central Jr High Sch 189th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 72% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 59th in 2019 to 73th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%73%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Farmington Central Jr High Sch
68%
IL average
52%
Math
Farmington Central Jr High Sch
46%
IL average
38%
Science
Farmington Central Jr High Sch
66%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Farmington Central Jr High Sch IL average
25%50%75%68%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Farmington Central Jr High Sch IL average
25%50%75%46%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Farmington Central Jr High Sch IL average
25%50%75%66%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%67%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%47%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%69%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 249 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2004, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White95%
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categories changedWhite 95%100%20042023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White91.9%95.2% 3.3 pts
Hispanic3.7%2.0% 1.7 pts
Black0.3%1.2% 0.9 pts
Two or more races2.8%1.2% 1.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.4% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2004. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $124K in zip 61531 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$31K$62K$94K$125K$119K2009201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Farmington Central Jr High Sch in?

Farmington Central Jr High Sch is part of the Farmington Central CUSD 265 district in Farmington, Illinois.

Is Farmington Central Jr High Sch a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Farmington Central Jr High Sch 189th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 72% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Farmington Central Jr High Sch?

White 95%, Hispanic 2%, Black 1%, Two or more races 1% (249 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Farmington Central Jr High Sch cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61531 is $124K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.